ArticleExpert opinion on drug safety2022
No association between recent antibiotic use and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: results from two prospective cohort studies.
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- The Impact of Oral-Gut Microbiota Structure and Its Manipulation on RA Development and Management.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Association of antibiotic use with rheumatoid arthritis: A Mendelian randomization study.Medicine · 2025Article
- Intestinal Permeability In Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Critical Therapeutic Priority.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2024Review
- Association between sinusitis and incident rheumatic diseases: a population-based study.RMD open · 2024Article
- Timing of sinusitis and other respiratory tract diseases and risk of rheumatoid arthritis.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRetrospective research partly characterizes the link between antibiotic use and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development. This prospective cohort study may help reassess the association. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe included 133,125 participants from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHS II databases. Three groups were established: nonuse, short-term use (1-14 days), and middle- to long-term use (≥15 days) to explore the link. Cox regression model was chosen to evaluate the hazard ratios (HRs) for RA.
resultsShort-term antibiotic use was not associated with the subsequent risk of RA (adjusted HR = 0.88, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.38-1.38) compared to the no antibiotic use group in the multivariable adjusted model. The age-stratified model showed no sufficient evidence of increased risk in participants with middle- to long-term antibiotic use (HR = 1.32, 95% CI 0.89-1.98). The effect further attenuated to null after controlling for confounding factors (adjusted HR = 1.06, 95% CI 0.42-1.71).
conclusionsWe found no evidence of an association between antibiotic use and RA risk. Our findings may reduce potential concerns about increased RA risk among antibiotic users.
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